March 2002 About Peacework Subscribe Now Events & Resources Back Issues Index 2001   2000   1999 National AFSC NERO Office American Friends Service Committee Peacework Magazine Patrica Watson, Editor Sara Burke, Assistant Editor Pat Farren, Founding Editor 2161 Massachusetts Ave. Cambridge, MA 02140 Telephone number: (617) 661-6130 Fax number: (617) 354-2832 Email address: pwork@igc.org Peacework has been published monthly since 1972, intended to serve as a source of dependable information to those who strive for peace and justice and are committed to furthering the nonviolent social change necessary to achieve them. Rooted in Quaker values and informed by AFSC experience and initiatives, Peacework offers a forum for organizers, fostering coalition-building and teaching the methods and strategies that work in the global and local community. Peacework seeks to serve as an incubator for social transformation, introducing a younger generation to a deeper analysis of problems and issues, reminding and re-inspiring long-term activists, encouraging the generations to listen to each other, and creating space for the voices of the disenfranchised.

Contents: March 2002 From the editor's desk 4 Strategic Thinking for Peace Organizers in the Coming Year by Michael McConnell What are our strengths in the face of uncertainty? I present these scenarios not to predict the future so much as to heighten our ability to expect it 7 Populism in Time of War by Betsy Leondar-Wright On reaching out across class and ideological lines to build a movement 9 Wrapped in the Flag: The Bush Budget by Frida Berrigan The Pentagon budget proposal is great news for Boeing, Lockheed-Martin, and United Defense, but it's a colossal waste of taxpayer money 9 Paying for Peace, Not for War Larry Dansinger Disturbed about where your tax dollars go? You're not alone 11 A Buildup in Search of an Enemy by James Carroll It matters less that there is no axis among the three named states than that in the face of such bluster they now have a reason to create one 12 Is Iraq Next? by Peter Lems Challenging the system, delivering an alternative to sanctions 13 Korean Women, on Bush's Visit from Korean women's organizations We absolutely cannot accept words threatening war on the Korean peninsula 14 Palestine -- Father and Son: An Interview with Raja Shehadeh conducted by Ellen Cantarow Strangers in the House reviewed by Henry Steiner Dispatches from Israel from Ha'aretz, and from the Coalition of Women for a Just Peace, Jerusalem 16 Pitfalls in Peacemaking: Guatemala and Sri Lanka by Avis Sri-Jayantha On changing a nation's basic power structure--a look at the possibilities and perils of compromise 18 Avoiding a Generation of Terrorism: Lessons from Sri Lanka by Sharif Abdullah Wisdom for peace activists everywhere, mined from a land where suicide bombings are routine 19 Goma, Congo: A City at Risk by Ben Wisner One of a new breed of international cities--isolated by the disintegration of their nation states, at risk from natural and technological hazards 20 Message from the Women of Uganda by Grace Loumo via Global Women's Strike Speaking out for women and children, who are the majority of those killed and wounded in armed conflict 21 Recovering from Genocide-- Cambodia, Twenty-three Years After the Killing Fields by Carol Wagner Immemorial violence, and the hope and kindness that survived Cambodia's darkest period 22 PIECES: Events, Opportunities, Resources, Gatherings, Campaigns 24 September Eleventh Families for Peaceful Tomorrows from their Valentine's Day press release Offering compassion, searching for solutions based on justice, not vengeance SHORT TAKES AFSC Nominates Community of Sant'Egidio for Nobel Peace Prize, page 6 March on Washington April 20; Colombia Mobilization April 19-22, page 6 "After September 11" Conference Videotapes, page 7 Save Money--Join a Boycott, page 10 Axis of Just as Evil, page 10 "Taking our Message Home: Mobilizing to Work for Peace and Justice" March 16, page 10 The Cows of Enron, page 10 Resources for International Women's Day, page 13   SEND PEACEWORK TO PRISON $15 UNDERWRITES TWO SUBSCRIPTIONS FOR PRISONERS Peacework offers news and analysis from the peace movement worldwide. Its perspective is based in respect for all people and a deep commitment to nonviolence. Peacework has always offered subscriptions to prisoners for a nominal $1 per year, and we are committed to continuing this outreach even as the number of subscribers in prison increases, and mailing costs rise. For $15, you can subsidize one-year subscriptions to two of Peacework's many incarcerated subscribers. Make checks payable to AFSC-Peacework, and note in the memo line "Send Peacework to Prison." Your gift is tax-deductible, and should be sent to Peacework, AFSC, 2161 Massachusetts Ave, Cambridge MA 02140.

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